So you're saying there might be a possibility of Cavalli LCX amp + SDAC? If so, I'd be more in favor of dropping this combo, I am looking for another reasonably priced DAC to match with the LCX so that would be welcome, specially if it's balanced.

Is there any possibility that your SDAC version of the Liquid Carbon will include more I/O options? I can't use an amp unless it offers RCA outs at the very least, nor can I use a home DAC that only has a USB in.
All of the excellent-looking collaborations on MD are made for home use, yet none take into account the setups that people tend to use at home.

Hey Varholiaglimp, The Carbon does have an RCA pass-through so you can feed the Carbon with a DAC and if you don't use the Carbon but need the signal to "pass-through" to another device...you can. What it will not do is act like a volume control (passive pre-amp).
When the SDAC is added, there will be a 3.5mm line-out from the DAC that you can use a 3.5mm to RCA cable with. The SDAC was designed to be as simple + plug and play as possible, USB in only and lower cost. Which non-USB input do you need?

Thanks for the swift reply. That's great news about the coming version of the LCX/SDAC.
Ideally, what I need is a coaxial input in addition to USB. Toslink would also work.
At some point, it would be great to see a collaboration on a desktop hybrid that offered the I/O and preamp options of the iFi Micro iDSD Black Label, only with higher-end partners who excelled at specific areas of that desktop device and/or modular setup.

Will the LCX+SDAC retain the pass-through and both balanced and unbalanced inputs from the LCX? I'm wondering about this because I would mainly use it for analog sources and then pass through to my regular amp when I want to use my speakers, but I also like the idea of having the option of connecting it to my computer in a desktop setup.